Piccalilli

Name: Piccalilli
Ingredients: 1/2 bushel green tomatoes; 6 green peppers; 6 red peppers; 4 lb. onions; 4 lb. sugar (white is best); 1 qt. cider vinegar; salt (to use when veggies are cut up); pickling spices (use a store bought bottle)

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1/2 bushel green tomatoes
6 green peppers
6 red peppers
4 lb. onions
4 lb. sugar (white is best)
1 qt. cider vinegar
salt (to use when veggies are cut up)
pickling spices (use a store bought bottle)

Directions

1

Make layers of tomatoes, peppers and onions, sprinkling salt sparingly between each individual layer.
2

Let sit overnight.
3

In morning, empty brine and add vinegar to cover tomato mixture. Place pickling spices in cheesecloth and add sugar.
4

Cook for 3 hours (high at first, then cut heat as mixture has to be stirred at times).
5

This mixture will make about 12 quarts or more.